Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will retain the state's top post after he was unanimously elected as the legislature party leader by INDIA bloc allies following the alliance's victory in the recently-held Jharkhand Assembly Elections,

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren is set to visit Raj Bhavan at 4 PM to tender his resignation and stake a

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren will resign and seek a second term after a decisive victory, with his JMM alliance winning 56 seats.

In a show of strength, leaders of the INDIA alliance, comprising the JMM, the Congress, the RJD and the Left, reached the Raj Bhawan in Ranchi where the incumbent chief minister, Soren, tendered his resignation to assume the office once again.

JMM leader Hemant Soren will be sworn in as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on November 28. Soren met with Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Sunday to stake claim to form the government following his unanimous election as the legislature party leader by the INDIA bloc.

The JMM chief says Governor Santosh Gangwar has invited the alliance to form government in the state after their massive victory in the assembly elections.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led INDIA bloc stormed back to power in Jharkhand.

Hemant Soren is expected to give chance to several new comers in the Cabinet as at least four ministers from his incumbent cabinet had lost in the polls

Hemant Soren submitted his resignation to the Governor at Raj Bhawan along with India Bloc leaders. Hemant Soren is expected to take oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand again on8.Hemant Soren said,

Hemant Soren, leader of the INDIA bloc, has been elected as the legislature party leader in Jharkhand. He met with Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and staked claim to form the government after his alliance secured 56 seats in the Assembly elections.